Gesneriaceae
Streptocarpus

Streptocarpus kamerunensis (Engl.) Christenh.

First published in Phytotaxa 46: 7 (2012)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bioko to Tanzania. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I. (2006). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Gesneriaceae: 1-75.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1985). Flora du Rwanda 3: 1-729. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2004 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1590] Tanzania Schizoboea kamerunensis K:SPC-09911.000 No
Jan 1, 1993 Thomas, D.W. [9532] Cameroon Schizoboea kamerunensis K000086839 No
Jan 1, 1979 Stolz, A. [1238] Tanzania Schizoboea kamerunensis K000378656 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Bequaert, J. [2956] Schizoboea kamerunensis K000378657 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Preuss [951] Cameroon Schizoboea kamerunensis K000378658 Type Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5150] Tanzania Schizoboea kamerunensis K000190378 No
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5071] Tanzania Schizoboea kamerunensis K000190299 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0